Dec 10, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Detention, News
For 11 months, the Ukrainian side has not shown any results regarding the prisoner exchange. DPR Human Rights Ombudsman Daria Morozova claimed this today, December 10th, as reported by a correspondent of the DPR official website. “As far back as January 15th, 2018, after the first stage of prisoner exchange of December 27th, 2017, we [...]
Dec 7, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Detention, News
The proposal from Kiev to exchange prisoners under the formula “66 for 19” contradicts Minsk Agreements on peaceful settlement in Donbass, said DPR Ombudsman Daria Morozova. Earlier, a Ukrainian representative at Minsk negotiations Yevhen Marchuk announced that Kiev can perform the prisoner exchange on December 27 under the formula “66 for 19”. “We are ready [...]
Dec 4, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
Introduction of martial law in Ukraine causes difficulties for Donbass citizens who cross line of contact, according to a representative of the DPR Ombudsman Office. On Thursday, after the incident at the Black Sea that made relations between Kiev and Moscow more strained, a decree establishing martial law in ten oblasts of Ukraine for 30 [...]
Nov 26, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
On 21 November, 2018 a resident of Novoazovsk region born in 1966 was detained at the checkpoint in Kurakhovo by staff of the Security Service of Ukraine. The woman was charged with offences under Part 1 Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (creation of a terrorist group or a terrorist organization). We express [...]
Nov 24, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
At the previous meeting of the Humanitarian Subgroup in Minsk, Kiev representatives asked us whether we were ready to perform the second stage of the prisoner exchange under the formula “60 for 19”, trying to create the impression of their interest in the negotiation process. Unfortunately, they did not provide us with the list of [...]
Nov 21, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
On 22 November, the next round of negotiations will take place. To date, we have not received any written response on the formula “174 for 46” announced by Ukrainian politicians in media. We would have received the official position of Kiev regarding the exchange “all confirmed for all confirmed” if Ukrainian authorized representatives had attended [...]
Nov 2, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
The fight against dissent that began in Ukraine immediately after the coup d'état of 2014 has become an official policy of the state. Politically motivated persecution, as well as that on national, linguistic and religious grounds, numerous violations of human rights and freedoms, have become common practice throughout the country. These problems are particularly [...]
Oct 31, 2018 | Media, News
Human Rights Ombudsman in the Donetsk People’s Republic Daria Morozova commented on the work of the Humanitarian Subgroup in Minsk and on the reasons why the second phase of the prisoner exchange is being delayed in the interview to a correspondent of the official website of the DPR. “At the moment, the issue of the [...]
Oct 31, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Media, News
On Tuesday, 30 October, DPR Ombudsman Daria Morozova commented on a Report on Violent Crimes Committed in the East of Ukraine during 2014-2018 prepared by Ukrainian human rights defenders in the “60 Minut” programme aired by Russia-1 TV channel (watch from 45:10). https://youtu.be/e5648YpRoNE
Oct 27, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Detention, Events, News
On 25 October, an interview of Yulia Prosolova criminating herself, and, in fact, pleading guilty, was made public. I have no doubts that this confession was made under pressure and against her will, which again demonstrates disrespect to human rights by Ukraine. I would like to highlight that we asked the Coordinator of the [...]
